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From: rang@cpsin3.cps.msu.edu (Anton Rang)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: How do I unlink directories w/multiple links???
Summary: They're always there....
Keywords: link, unlink, directory
Message-ID: <2510@cps3xx.UUCP>
Date: 14 Apr 89 03:00:39 GMT
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Reply-To: rang@cpswh.cps.msu.edu (Anton Rang)
Organization: Michigan State University, Computer Science Dept.
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System: Sun-3/280, SunOS 3.5 (BSD 4.2-derived I guess).

  I have some directories which are hard linked together.  I want to
get rid of one of the links.  How do I do it?  rm doesn't work ("not
removed"), rmdir doesn't work ("directory not empty", whether it is or
not), unlink doesn't work (EPERM).
  Basically:

    /usr/users/place1/directory  ... is hard linked to ...
    /usr/users/place2/directory

  and I can't get rid of either one (or both).

Help?  (Please E-mail if appropriate!)  Thanks in advance....

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| Anton Rang (grad student) | "VMS Forever!"         | "Do worry...be SAD!" |
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